The season started on 28 October 2023 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 24 March 2024 at the finals in Saalbach, Austria.[3][4]
Marco Odermatt and Mikaela Shiffrin were the reigning overall champions from the last two seasons. Odermatt successfully defended the title, while Shiffrin finished the season in 3rd place. Lara Gut-Behrami won the women’s overall title for the second time in her career.
On 25 October, FIS prolonged the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian national team from competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
Season overview
On 9 December, Joan Verdú took third place in the men's giant slalom at Val d'Isère, which was the first World Cup podium for Andorra.[6]
For the first time ever in a Women's World Cup and first time since 2018 (Men's Super-G in Beaver Creek), five skiers stood on the podium (Downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo).[7]
For the first time in the history of the World Cup, during the slalom in Chamonix, Daniel Yule won the competition, taking 30th place after the first run, thus breaking the record of Lucas Braathen, who won the slalom in Wengen after being in 29th place after the first run.[8]
This season, 21 races have been canceled due to weather conditions.
Map of world cup hosts
All 37 locations hosting world cup events for men (21), women (22), and shared (8) this season.